Went shopping for a humidifier recently. There are only a few places to go for home appliances in Japan. Yodobashi is my favourite hangout. I like the service there… not to mention, I’ve got lots of points too.
Winter is here and the air is rather dry. Heaters and humidifiers are the “in” thing. Yodobashi has also gone to great lengths in creating this “which humidifier is you” guide to help you part with your ¥¥¥. Basically there are 4 types of humidifiers. From left to right – steam, hybrid, heater-less, ultrasonic. The yellow row “Point” (ポイント) goes from left to right again – recommended for bedroom, popular choice, safe, quiet. Don’t think I need to translate the other pros and cons… do I? Anyone interested?
I decided on getting this Electrolux beast of a humidifier. It’s a hybrid (ultrasonic and steam). Costs about ¥200 to ¥600 per month to operate. It was listed in one of the 3 decision points next to the price. Wished I took a clearer picture.
First point was “hybrid humidifier”. Second was the serviceable room size and third, the monthly operating costs. Great info don’t you think?
My 2 cents. Minimalist design and dead simple controls (just 2 knobs!). Love it.
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19,800 Yen. :\
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Woo. A humidifier is needed during winter? (n00b question but is the winter air in Tokyo very dry? O: ) Oooh. Need to factor that into costs.
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November 30th, 2008 at 9:22 pm
it is pretty dry. ^^
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lol. that’s funny cos i’m the opposite. over here it’s humid and humidity is bad for my camera and lens. got a dry cabinet just to store my camera.
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used to get a cheap RM100+ humidifier last time when chloe was still small and having dry skin by sleeping in the aircon room… but this cheap thing didn’t last us long though… sigh~~
we dont have much choices in m’sia coz it’s just not popular… couldn’t find any reliable brands that supply humidifier here… perhaps gonna consider brand OSIM or Delonghi next..
same here, as simple control as possible!!!
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